History
The Surrey Sea Lions swim club began in 1971 with approximately 60 swimmers. Over the years, the membership has fluctuated between 60-90 swimmers. Our top Summer enrolment was 120 swimmers back in the 1990's, and we are on track to passing it in Summer 2024! In 1983, the club amalgamated to one pool and we now swim at Bear Creek Outdoor Pool. Our club is a member of BCSSA (British Columbia Summer Swimming Association). The 60-70 clubs of BCSSA are divided into regions. The Surrey Sea Lions are a part of the Fraser South Region, which consists of seven other clubs, Boundary Bay, Crescent Beach, Ladner Stingrays, North Delta Sunfish, Richmond Kigoos, WRASA Killer Guppies, and Cloverdale Tritons.
Why Swim?
Swimming is considered the ideal activity for developing muscular and skeletal growth by many physicians and pediatricians. Why do doctors like it so much?
In addition to physical development, children can develop greater intellectual competence by participating in guided program of physical activity. Learning and using swimming skills engages the thinking processes. As they learn new techniques, children must develop and plan movement sequences. They improve by exploring new ideas. They learn that greater progress results from using their creative talents. Self-expression can be just as mush physical as intellectual. Finally their accomplishments in learning and using new skills contribute to a stronger self-image.
Code of Conduct
The Surrey Sea Lions swim club began in 1971 with approximately 60 swimmers. Over the years, the membership has fluctuated between 60-90 swimmers. Our top Summer enrolment was 120 swimmers back in the 1990's, and we are on track to passing it in Summer 2024! In 1983, the club amalgamated to one pool and we now swim at Bear Creek Outdoor Pool. Our club is a member of BCSSA (British Columbia Summer Swimming Association). The 60-70 clubs of BCSSA are divided into regions. The Surrey Sea Lions are a part of the Fraser South Region, which consists of seven other clubs, Boundary Bay, Crescent Beach, Ladner Stingrays, North Delta Sunfish, Richmond Kigoos, WRASA Killer Guppies, and Cloverdale Tritons.
Why Swim?
Swimming is considered the ideal activity for developing muscular and skeletal growth by many physicians and pediatricians. Why do doctors like it so much?
- Swimming develops high quality aerobic endurance, the most important key to physical fitness. In other sports an hour practice may yield as little as 10 minutes of meaningful exercise. Age group swimming teams use every precious minute of practice time developing fitness and teaching skills.
- Swimming does a better job in proportional muscular development by using all the body’s major muscle groups. No other sport does this as well.
- Swimming enhances children’s natural flexibility (at a time when they ordinarily begin to lose it) by exercising all of their major joints through a full range of motion.
- Swimming helps develop superior coordination because it requires combinations of complex movements of all parts of the body, enhancing harmonious muscle function, grace, and fluidity of movement.
- Swimming is the most injury-free of all children’s sports.
- Swimming is a sport that will bring kids fitness and enjoyment for life.
In addition to physical development, children can develop greater intellectual competence by participating in guided program of physical activity. Learning and using swimming skills engages the thinking processes. As they learn new techniques, children must develop and plan movement sequences. They improve by exploring new ideas. They learn that greater progress results from using their creative talents. Self-expression can be just as mush physical as intellectual. Finally their accomplishments in learning and using new skills contribute to a stronger self-image.
Code of Conduct
- Make every effort to attend as many practices and meets as possible.
- Cheer in a positive manner.
- Respect all decision of officials
- Be courteous and respectful to other spectators, competitors, coaches, volunteer and officials.
- Refrain from the use of foul language and/ or aggressive behavior.
- A swimmer will be responsible and held liable for any damages caused by their actions.
- Not use anything to intimidate, threaten or harm another person.
- Any swimmer who is known to use alcohol, drugs or tobacco is subject to suspension from the team
- Never interfere with the progress of another swimmer, during practice or otherwise.
- At all club functions, whether practices, meets, or social gatherings, we expect each swimmer to behave in such a way that their actions reflect positively on the time.
- All member of the club, whether parents or swimmers, should protect and improve the excellent reputation the club has.
- Normal pool rules are to be observed at all times
- All Sea lions swimmer are required to sign Code of Conduct form.
